The prestigious Star Screen Awards were inaugurated by Mr. Viveck Goenka, the chairman of The Indian Express Group in 1994. The Screen Awards honors the film fraternity through an appointed panel of eminent professionals in the film industry itself. The awards are presented for the professional excellence of the artists and not for their popularity in the cinema industry. Hence they are also known as the toughest film awards in Bollywood. Below given is the list of winners who walked away with the screen awards for the year.

The Winners For 4th Screen-Videocon Awards Were:

Star Screen Popular Awards 1998

Category
Winner
Film
Best Actor
Anil Kapoor
Virasat
Best Actress
Madhuri Dixit
Mrityudand
Best Film
J.P. Dutta
Border
Best Director
J.P. Dutta
Border
Best Supporting Actor (Male)
Amrish Puri
Virasat
Best Supporting Actor (Female)
Shabana Azmi
Mrityudand
Best Actor in a Comic Role
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Best Actor in a Negative Role
Mohan Joshi
Mrityudand
Best Music Direction
NadeemShravan
Pardes
Best Lyricist
Javed Akhtar
Border - 'Sandese Aate Hain'
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Abhijeet
Yes Boss - 'Mein Koi Aisa Geet'
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Chitra
Virasat - 'Payalein Chun Mun'
Most Promising Newcomer (Male)
Akshay Khanna
Himalayaputra
Most Promising Newcomer (Female)
Aishwarya Rai
Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya

Star Screen Special Awards 1998

Category
Winner
Life Time Achievement Award
Naushad